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A Research Study to Compare Two Types of Insulin, a New Weekly Insulin, Insulin Icodec and an Available Daily Insulin, Insulin Glargine, Both in Combination With Mealtime Insulin, in People With Type 2 Diabetes Who Use Daily Insulin and Mealtime Insulin (ONWARDS 4)

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT04880850
Lead Sponsor
Novo Nordisk A/S
Brief Summary

This study compares insulin icodec (a new insulin taken once a week) to insulin glargine (an insulin taken once daily which is already available on the market) in people with type 2 diabetes.

The study will look at how well insulin icodec taken weekly controls blood sugar compared to insulin glargine taken daily.

Participants will either get insulin icodec that participants will have to inject once a week on the same day of the week or insulin glargine that participants will have to inject once a day at the same time every day. Which treatment participants will get is decided by chance. Participants will also get a mealtime insulin.The insulin is injected with a needle in a skin fold in the thigh, upper arm or stomach.

The study will last for about 8 months. participants will have 17 clinic visits and 13 phone calls with the study doctor.At 8 clinic visits participants will have blood samples taken. At 4 clinic visits participants cannot eat or drink (except for water) for 8 hours before the visit. Participants will be asked to wear a sensor that measures their blood sugar all the time in 3 periods for a total of 13 weeks (about 3 months) during the study.

Women cannot take part if pregnant, breast-feeding or plan to become pregnant during the study period.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
582
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male or female aged above or equal to 18 years at the time of signing informed consent.
  • Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) greater than or equal to 180 days prior to the day of screening.
  • Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) from 7.0-10.0% (53.0 85.8 mmol/mol) both inclusive at screening confirmed by central laboratory analysis.
  • Treated with once daily basal insulin (neutral protamine hagedorn insulin, insulin degludec, insulin detemir, insulin glargine 100 units/mL, or insulin glargine 300 units/mL) and 2-4 daily injections of bolus insulin analog (insulin aspart, faster acting insulin aspart, insulin lispro, insulin glulisine) greater than or equal to 90 days prior to the day of screening with or without any of the following anti-diabetic drugs/regimens with stable doses greater than or equal to 90 days prior to screening:

Metformin / Sulfonylureas / Meglitinides (glinides) / DPP-4 inhibitors / SGLT2 inhibitors / Thiazolidinediones / Alpha-glucosidase inhibitors / Oral combination products (for the allowed individual oral anti-diabetic drugs) / Oral or injectable GLP-1-receptor agonists

  • Body mass index (BMI) below or equal to 40.0 kg/m^2.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Any episodes (as declared by the subject or in the medical records.) of diabetic ketoacidosis within 90 days prior to the day of screening.
  • Myocardial infarction, stroke, hospitalisation for unstable angina pectoris or transient ischaemic attack within 180 days prior to the day of screening.
  • Chronic heart failure classified as being in New York Heart Association Class IV at screening.
  • Anticipated initiation or change in concomitant medications (for more than 14 consecutive days) known to affect weight or glucose metabolism (e.g. treatment with orlistat, thyroid hormones, or corticosteroids).
  • Uncontrolled and potentially unstable diabetic retinopathy or maculopathy. Verified by a fundus examination performed within the past 90 days prior to screening or in the period between screening and randomisation. Pharmacological pupil-dilation is a requirement unless using a digital fundus photography camera specified for non-dilated examination.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
insulin icodec + insulin aspartInsulin aspartParticipants will get once weekly injections in combination with 2-4 times daily injections of insulin aspart
Insulin glargine + insulin aspartInsulin glargineParticipants will get once daily injections in combination with 2-4 times daily injections of insulin aspart
Insulin glargine + insulin aspartInsulin aspartParticipants will get once daily injections in combination with 2-4 times daily injections of insulin aspart
insulin icodec + insulin aspartInsulin icodecParticipants will get once weekly injections in combination with 2-4 times daily injections of insulin aspart
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)From baseline week 0 (V2) to week 26 (V28)

Measured in %-point

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in fasting plasma glucose (FPG)From baseline week 0 (V2) to week 26 (V28)

Measured in mmol/L

Change in body weightFrom baseline week 0 (V2) to week 26 (V28)

Measured in kg

Time in target-range 3.9-10.0 mmol/L (70-180 mg/dL) (using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system, Dexcom G6)From week 22 (V24) to week 26 (V28)

Measured in % of readings

Number of severe hypoglycaemic episodes (level 3)From baseline week 0 (V2) to week 31 (V30)

Number of episodes

Number of clinically significant hypoglycaemic episodes (level 2) (below 3.0 mmol/L (54 mg/dL), confirmed by BG meter)From baseline week 0 (V2) to week 31 (V30)

Number of episodes

Number of clinically significant hypoglycaemic episodes (level 2) (below 3.0 mmol/L (54 mg/dL), confirmed by BG meter) or severe hypoglycaemic episodes (level 3)From baseline week 0 (V2) to week 31 (V30)

Number of episodes

Time spent above 10 mmol/L (180 mg/dL) (using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system, Dexcom G6)From week 22 (V24) to week 26 (V28)

Measured in % of readings

Time spent below 3.0 mmol/L (54 mg/dL) (using continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system, Dexcom G6 )From week 22 (V24) to week 26 (V28)

Measured in % of readings

Mean weekly insulin doseFrom week 24 (V26) to week 26 (V28)

Measured in U

Trial Locations

Locations (81)

UT Southwestern Med Cntr

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Dallas, Texas, United States

Noritake Clinic

🇯🇵

Ushiku-shi, Ibaraki, Japan

Amarillo Med Spec LLP

🇺🇸

Amarillo, Texas, United States

Osvaldo A. Brusco MD PA

🇺🇸

Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

Imeldaziekenhuis - Bonheiden - Department of Endocrinology

🇧🇪

Bonheiden, Belgium

CHU Helora - Site Warquignies

🇧🇪

Boussu, Belgium

UZ Leuven - Endocrinology

🇧🇪

Leuven, Belgium

Bethesda Diabetes Research Center en Bethesda ziekenhuis

🇳🇱

Hoogeveen, Netherlands

Metabolic Research Institute Inc

🇺🇸

West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

AM Diabetes And Endocrinology Center

🇺🇸

Bartlett, Tennessee, United States

North Texas Endocrine Center

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

Lifecare Hospital and Research Centre

🇮🇳

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Medanta - The Medicity Multi-Speciality Hospital, Gurugram

🇮🇳

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Bangalore Clinisearch

🇮🇳

Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Renato Dulbecco

🇮🇹

Catanzaro, Cz, Italy

A.O.U. Università Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli"

🇮🇹

Napoli, Italy

Istituto Scientifico San Raffaele

🇮🇹

Milano, MI, Italy

A. O. Universitaria S.ORSOLA-MALPIGHI - U. O. Endocrinologia

🇮🇹

Bologna, Italy

Università degli Studi G. D'Annunzio

🇮🇹

Chieti, Italy

Naka Kinen Clinic

🇯🇵

Ibaraki, Japan

Sasaki Hospital Internal Medicine

🇯🇵

Hokkaido, Japan

Sugimoto Clinic,Internal Medicine

🇯🇵

Kitakyusyu-shi, Fukuoka, Japan

Shimizu Clinic Fusa

🇯🇵

Saitama, Japan

Oyama East Clinic

🇯🇵

Tochigi, Japan

The Jikei University Hospital Dept of Diabetes, Metabolic

🇯🇵

Tokyo, Japan

Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González_Monterrey

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Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Rijnstate Ziekenhuis

🇳🇱

Arnhem, Netherlands

Centro de Investigacion Medica de Occidente S.C.

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Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

Unidad Biomedica Avanzada Monterrey

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Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum

🇳🇱

Maastricht, Netherlands

Ikazia Ziekenhuis

🇳🇱

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht

🇳🇱

Utrecht, Netherlands

Spitalul Judetean de Urgenta Targoviste

🇷🇴

Targoviste, Dambovita, Romania

Institutul National De Diabet Nutritie Si Boli Metabolice Prof.Dr.N.Paulescu Bucuresti- Ion Movila

🇷🇴

Bucharest, Bucurestii, Romania

Mariodiab Clinic SRL

🇷🇴

Brasov, Romania

Sc Mediab Srl

🇷🇴

Targu Mures, Mures, Romania

S.C. Medcon S.R.L

🇷🇴

Buzau, Romania

Clinical Emergency Sf. Apostol Andrei Hospital

🇷🇴

Galati, Romania

Tumen State Medical University

🇷🇺

Tumen, Russia, Russian Federation

City Hospital #5

🇷🇺

Barnaul, Russian Federation

Arkhangelsk Regional Clinical Hospital

🇷🇺

Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation

KSFMU, Inrereginal Clinical Diagnostic center

🇷🇺

Kazan, Russian Federation

Limited Liability Company "AriVa-Med"

🇷🇺

Kursk, Russian Federation

Kirov Clinical Hospital #7

🇷🇺

Kirov, Russian Federation

City Clinical Hospital â„–52

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

Limited Law Company "Healthy Family" Medicine Center"

🇷🇺

Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

Regional clinical cardiology dispensary

🇷🇺

Saratov, Russian Federation

Vanderbilt Diab Obes Clin Tri

🇺🇸

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Diabetes, Thyroid and Endocrine Centre

🇮🇳

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

John Muir Physicians Network

🇺🇸

Concord, California, United States

Valley Research

🇺🇸

Fresno, California, United States

Valley Clinical Trials, Inc.

🇺🇸

Northridge, California, United States

Diabetes Research Center

🇺🇸

Tustin, California, United States

Coastal Metabolic Research Center

🇺🇸

Ventura, California, United States

Diablo Clinical Research, Inc.

🇺🇸

Walnut Creek, California, United States

Physicians Research Assoc. LLC

🇺🇸

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States

Jefferson City Medical Group, PC

🇺🇸

Jefferson City, Missouri, United States

SUNY Upstate Medical University

🇺🇸

Syracuse, New York, United States

Southgate Medical Group, LLP

🇺🇸

West Seneca, New York, United States

Physician's East Endocrinology

🇺🇸

Greenville, North Carolina, United States

Velocity Clinical Res-Dallas

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

DCOL Ctr for Clin Res

🇺🇸

Longview, Texas, United States

Methodist Physicians Clin

🇺🇸

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

LLC "Centr Targetnoy Terapii"

🇷🇺

Moscow, Russian Federation

SPb SBHI City Outpatient clinic #37

🇷🇺

Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation

MedStar Diabetes Institute

🇺🇸

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Saltzer Medical Group Research

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Nampa, Idaho, United States

BSES MG hospital

🇮🇳

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Policlinico Umberto I La Sapienza V Clinica Medica

🇮🇹

Roma, Italy

Renai Medicity

🇮🇳

Kochi, Kerala, India

Hayashi Diabetes Clinic

🇯🇵

Chigasaki-shi, Kanagawa, Japan, Japan

UZA - UZ Antwerpen - Department of Endocrinology

🇧🇪

Edegem, Belgium

Prince Aly Khan Hospital

🇮🇳

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc - Serv Endocrinologie - Diabétologie

🇧🇪

Bruxelles, Belgium

Futata Tetsuhiro Clinic Meinohama

🇯🇵

Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka, Japan

Manipal Hospital, Hebbal, Bengaluru

🇮🇳

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Holston Medical Group

🇺🇸

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States

Texas Diab & Endo, P.A.

🇺🇸

Austin, Texas, United States

Clinical Trials Research_Sacramento_0

🇺🇸

Sacramento, California, United States

Texas Diabetes & Endocrinology

🇺🇸

Austin, Texas, United States

Grant Medical Foundation

🇮🇳

Pune, Maharashtra, India

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